Pretty sure I had the last one...

Star Wars Knock-Offs

] Illegal gizmos that interfere with signals and cut off
] reception are selling like hotcakes on the streets of
] New York.
]
] "I bought one online, and I love it," said one jammer
] owner fed up with the din of dumb conversations and
] rock-and-roll ringtones.
]
] "I use it on the bus all the time. I always zap the
] idiots who discuss what they want from the Chinese
] restaurant so that everyone can hear them. Why is that
] necessary?"

New York Post: New Yorkers find new way to be forcibly inconsiderate

I was recently introduced to this by rattle. Its very entertaining, dry humor.

Trailer Park Boys ~ Season 4

] ShotGlass Chess plays by the same rules as regular chess
] but the fun really begins when you capture an
] opponent's piece! Depending on the Shot Glass Chess
] rules you adopt, you or your opponent will be tipping
] back the contents of the shot glass with every capture!

Shotglass Chess - Shotglass Chess Sets, Pieces and Shotglasses

] How the FBI eavesdrops on Internet phone calls (and why
] it sometimes can't).

Can They Hear You Now? - How the FBI eavesdrops on Internet phone calls (and why it sometimes can't). By David S. Bennahum

"only the Polytron reduces an entire mouse to a soup-like homogenate in 30 seconds."

the Polytron

] According to De Pasquale, the circles in the cells are
] nothing but the first numbers of the Fibonacci series, in
] which each number is a sum of two previous: 1, 2, 3, 5.
]
]
] The abacus would then work on a base 40 numbering system.

sounds pretty cool, if unverifiable for the time being.

Incan Counting System Decoded?

Each Robot Chick begins as a hand sculpted original, built by the mad artist himself, Brent Harris. A high quality resin casting is then made and customized for a one-of-a-kind piece of sculpture. Each Robot Chick is numbered and comes with her own hand stamped ID tag. Materials used for customizing include: sheet aluminium, copper wire, springs, rivets, screws, bolts, and old sewing machine parts.

The prices are too high and breasts are too perky, but these are interesting to look at.

Robot Chicks

Is the American middle class in jeopardy because modern communications technology enables U.S. firms to use workers in India for tasks such as call-center staffing and software development? Pundits appear to be divided on this issue.

I recommend this article because it is wrong. As someone eloquently stated in the threads attached to it, equilibrium conditions are states you reach in physical systems only when things stop changing, which only happens in idealistic models. Understanding whats wrong with this picture and you understand why you can't rely on the "everything is going to be fine in the long run" arguements from arm chair free market economists. The long run they are talking about could take generations... This article also links to a number of articles that this author disagrees with. The enemy of my enemy?

Taking Advantage

Very pointless...yet somehow compelling.

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